Dhaka ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 195 at 9:10am, this morning

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 176 at 9:01 am, Dhaka ranked 5th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality

Dhaka ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

With most canals in Chattogram city choking on non-biodegradable plastic waste, waterlogging is likely to worsen in the coming monsoon, fear experts.

Dhaka has ranked fourth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 181 at 9:06am this morning

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 182 at 9:05am this morning

Dhaka has again topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Tangail district administrations will begin a drive to clean up Louhajang river tomorrow

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning

Dhaka's air quality was categorized as 'unhealthy' this morning

Almost every morning this past winter, media outlets reported on Dhaka’s poor air quality.

Dhaka was identified as the city with the seventh most polluted air globally at 8:46 am today, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 161 and categorising its air as "unhealthy"

With an air quality index (AQI) score of 165 at 9:30am today, Dhaka ranked 4th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality

Garbage, including plastic waste, piled up across 400 metres under a footbridge on Chhoto Jamuna river, and also scattered along the riverbank on both sides -- this was what this correspondent saw during a recent visit to Phulbari municipality in Dinajpur.

Dhaka has ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 167 at 10:30am today

The Department of Environment (DoE) has advised people in Dhaka to wear masks if the air pollution in the capital reaches "hazardous" level